Catalina Speaker Series: Art Rooted in Place

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History, cultural memory and the natural world come together during this Speaker Series with Los Angeles-based artist and researcher Sandy Rodriguez. Using hand-processed pigments made from native plants and earth-based materials, guided by colonial-era recipes, Rodriguez explores histories of resistance across the Americas.

This Chicana artist will discuss her ongoing series, Codex Rodriguez-Mondragón, which is currently on view at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Huntington Museum, among others. Her rigorous process requires intensive, independent field research that merges materials, local and colonial histories, and contemporary news cycles. Rodriguez makes visible the complex and unfolding narratives of the Americas through expression that is both artistic and scholarly.

A critical voice in contemporary American art, her work has been recognized with prestigious honors such as the Jacob Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, alongside numerous museum commissions and fellowships. She and her work has been featured this past Spring and Summer in the LA Times, The New York Times, Hyperallergic, The Art Newspaper, and Vanity Fair, El Pais among others.

Important to Know

The discussion begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Trailhead Visitor Center with a 1-hour-long presentation by our guest. There will be time for audience questions.

A virtual option is available. Please select the virtual option in the registration link.

If you’re traveling from the mainland, consider reserving a ticket on the 2 p.m. Catalina Express boat from Long Beach to Avalon.